Spreading the word on Asian cinema: credited with making Wong Kar-Wai a household name in worldwide arthouse circuits, Fortissimo Films has earned the distinction as the nonpareil supporter and distributor of Asian films. Danny Chan caught up with Wouter Barendrecht, partner of the company, who was in town recently to hold talks on media financing.(media financing)
Asia Image, May, 2006 by Chan, Danny
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Asian directors and producers need to cast their film distribution net wider and further. That is, in a nutshell, the underlying advice given by Wouter Barendrecht, a doyen of Asian films' marketing and distribution. Throughout the hour-long interview, the founding member of Fortissimo Films, stressed on the importance of being market-specific when sourcing funds and distributors for feature film projects, which often means, having to look beyond traditional means and opportunities.
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Barendrecht obviously knew what he was talking about. His company, founded in 1991, has been ...
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